My Aprilia RS50 Project...

Fahd · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Karma :

Hi guys, I recently picked up a cheap Aprilia RS50 from a DVLA impound yard, initially I had bought it for spares for my other Aprilia RS50 but as a few of you know that was sadly stolen from me. I then went on to get an Aprilia RS125 which I am now using on the road but have 6 months free insurance on any Aprilia RS50 from the original contract I had with my insurance company as my stolen Aprilia RS50 was a third party only scheme and therefore once I told them, they told me they'd put my insurance on hold for if I get another bike. Anyway I've always loved Aprilia RS50s and so I thought I'd bring this one back from the dead and use it for a bit of fun when I'm not on my Aprilia RS125. Anyway at the moment this bike is a complete mess and it seems has clearly been treated poorly cosmetically, having said that the engine sounds very good and it only has 5000 miles on the clock...

Here are some photos of what it looked like at the beginning of the restoration project:

The Front:

https://www.mmchosting.co.uk/mmcupload/12011/1173464237.jpg

Close-Up Of All The Scratches On The Front:

https://www.mmchosting.co.uk/mmcupload/12011/1173465858.jpg

The Petrol Tank:

https://www.mmchosting.co.uk/mmcupload/12011/1173464337.jpg

The Back:

https://www.mmchosting.co.uk/mmcupload/12011/1173464730.jpg

As you can see from the above pictures I have a lot of work to do... Laughing

it also seems to have white paint poured on it (possibly the product of vandalism while it was in the yard?). I intend to clean the whole bike up and do a full body respray and add original decals from the 2005 Model Aprilia RS50, by the end I hope it will look like this:

https://www.jacaremoto.com.br/motos/fotos/aprilia_rs125_1.jpg

Anyway guys I hope you enjoy the thread, wish me luck and please come and look back at this thread as I'll constantly update it... Very Happy

cokker · Spanner Monkey Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Karma :

Look forward to the updates Very Happy

Im not sure about white paint, sick? Sick

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Dan 4RR · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Karma :

Hmm, what are the problems with the bike. (Engine probs, stuff like that)
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Fahd · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Karma :

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st3v3 · Super Spammer Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

nice one, I'm no RS fan, but nice to see someone put so much time, effort and commitment into a 'dead' bike, really do hope it goes well for you and you loads of fun Cool

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wilddart · Derestricted Danger Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Karma :

Wicked, i brought an rs50 as a project, however i never had to time or the know how to complete is, so i exchanged it for a NSR 125 and should be getting it this week.

Keep it up man, i wish i had the time and motivation to finish it.
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cqueen · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Karma :

Where is this DVLA inpound you speak of?

palmer · Fiddled Kiddy Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Karma :

your sanding doesnt look very smooth there.

you want to make the layers as blended as possible. there seems to be alot of hard edges there.

chalky143 · Traffic Copper Joined: 07 Feb 2006 Karma :

were is this impound yard? and how cheap are the bikes? can u just buy them off them?
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Fahd · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Karma :

The yard is in Tottenham in London, the person who owns the place has some kind of deal with the council to take in bikes that have been found on the road without tax etc, some of the bikes are then reclaimed by the owner whilst most of them aren't reclaimed, you can't just buy the bikes, there is a bloke who has a yard right next to the impound who has 'exclusive' rights to the bikes, but he then sells them on, most of the bikes he sells are for parts only and therefore cannot go back onto the road but he does on rare occasions get a few bikes which are able to get back onto the road (there was a lovely Honda NSR 125 there the other day with some pretty rough cosmetic damage but the bloke said the engine ran pretty well, he wanted 250 pounds for it but it couldn't be put back on the road, so I let it go).

As a reply to Palmer, the sanding down is a lot smoother than it looks, trust me I know what I'm doing and am under supervision of my father who's been in this business for just over 20 years now.

I will post some more pictures soon. Thanks for looking!
Very Happy

beatnck · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 29 May 2006 Karma :

nice one mate, well done Thumbs Up

i had to repair and paint my rs125 when i got it - its well worth the effort though, they look good when mint Smile

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Fahd · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Karma :

A little update, I was slightly wrong about the engine being perfectly fine, it turns over and theres definitely compression but I'm having a problem getting the spark plug to spark and there seems to be petrol coming out of the head, shouldn't be too much of a problem to fix though. I also found a bargain on eBay so now I have a 21mm sports carburettor and having looked under the seat it seems the previous owners been playing with the wires to fit neons, I've been trying to sort this out so it might take a little while to post anymore cosmetic pictures. I also have an Endy Double Ended Sports Exhaust System which I was originally going to fit on my first Aprilia RS50 but thankfully I never got around to fitting it otherwise that would have been stolen with my first bike, heres a few pictures of the exhaust system to keep you guys entertained, I hope you like it...

https://www.mmchosting.co.uk/mmcupload/12011/1174227483.jpg

https://www.mmchosting.co.uk/mmcupload/12011/1174227530.jpg

https://www.mmchosting.co.uk/mmcupload/12011/1174227616.jpg

https://www.mmchosting.co.uk/mmcupload/12011/1174227676.jpg

Whosthedaddy · Super Spammer Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Karma :

Fahd · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Karma :

Just a small update to show you guys what I've been up to...

https://www.mmchosting.co.uk/mmcupload/12011/1175370769.jpg

Gazdaman · I did a trackday!!! Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Karma :

I always think plastics look best in primer.

Maybe that's just my spraying skills for you...

Gaz

Fahd · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Karma :

Another Update... Very Happy

Nose Cone (Before):

https://www.mmchosting.co.uk/mmcupload/12011/1177176534.jpg

Nose Cone (After removing the light & mirror):

https://www.mmchosting.co.uk/mmcupload/12011/1177176741.jpg

Nose Cone (After being sanded down & having the damaged screen removed):

https://www.mmchosting.co.uk/mmcupload/12011/1177176907.jpg

Nose Cone (After being coated with primer) :

https://www.mmchosting.co.uk/mmcupload/12011/1177177029.jpg

Whosthedaddy · Super Spammer Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Karma :

Nice one

The bike should look A1 if the bodywork is as good in the flesh as is in the pictures.
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rik220 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Karma :

Like this project mate. Hope it goes well for you. Im looking forward to seeing it completed Thumbs Up

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TUG · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2007 Karma :

keep up the good work mate, its great building a bike, put alot of time, money, pain, even a few tears into mine Embarassed

its worth it in the end Thumbs Up

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TOM M · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Karma :

Looks ace mate, keep the good work up Thumbs Up

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Fahd · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Karma :

Thanks for all the nice comments guys, for the next few weeks there won't be much development as I have my A-Level exams to revise for, never the less after the exams it will be full speed ahead on the project to be completely finished by this August... Very Happy

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EddyJones · Crazy Courier Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Karma :

Does look very nice, does anyone know any yards that do similer around the North East area?

Id be quite interested in doing a similer little project Smile

And did you just go to the yard and choose a bike?

anders · Banned Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Karma :

Keep up the good work!

Its great to see people building up bikes and putting in a lot of time and effort into the project.

Well done!
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Fahd · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Karma :

My exams are over and I am now continuing work on this project, watch this space for updates soon! Very Happy

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